Egypt - Apply For Film and Posters Classification

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To apply For Film and Posters Classification, the applicant can approach the Office of the Minister of State for Antiquities or Commercial and Event Permits Office Contact link.
2. Applicant must obtain the application form from the relevant department.
3. Read carefully through the application form as there contain different section.
4. Applicant has to enter all the information in the application form.
5. The applicant has to make sure that he or she has all the required documents that are required for this process to be successful and they can be found under the "Required Documents" section of this page.
6. Applicant should attach photocopies of documents (whichever is necessary) along with the applicant form while submitting it at the office.
7. Payment of appropriate fees should be made and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page.
8. Submit the payment receipt to the film licensing officer, for review of the Film Classification Certificate application.
9. The licensing officer may, in his discretion, issue or refuse to issue the Film Classification Certificate .
10. Upon successful review the licensing officer will issue the Film Classification Certificate.
11. The processing time is within 15 minutes of receiving a complete application.
12. Carry proof of identification when collecting the application.

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Required Documents

• Identification document of applicant
• Identification documents of company directors
• Business registration certificate.
• Film poster
• Film trailer

Office Locations & Contacts

Office of the Minister of State for Antiquities
3 El-Adel Abu Bakr St. Zamalek, Cairo
Email: [email protected]
Tel.: +20 02-2736-5645
Fax: +20 02-2735-7239

Office of the Secretary General
4D Fakhry Abdel Nour, Abbassia, Cairo
Email: [email protected]
Tel.: +20 02-2684-3627
Fax: +20 02-2683-1117

Commercial and Event Permits Office
3 El-Adel Abu Bakr St. Zamalek, Cairo
Email: [email protected]
Tel.: +20 02-2736-0468
Fax: +20 02-2735-7239
Contact link

Eligibility

Any person / individual wishing to distribute, exhibit or broadcast any film or class of film which has not been classified and approved by the authority, is eligible to make the application.

Fees

Film classification certificate fee is EGP.14,000.

Validity

The license is valid for one year.

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Processing Time

• The applicant gets the license within 15 minutes.

Related Videos

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Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
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Required Information

• Name of Company/Proprietors
• Address / Telephone NO.
• Town/Centre
• Name (s) of Director (s) of the company and their Nationalities:
• Name of exhibition
• Number of video games on shelves.
• Sources of video games
• No. of employees engaged or to be engaged
• Details of any other video games distributions operate elsewhere in Kenya
• Nearest Police Station
• Chief’s Office
• Nearest County Office

Need for the Document

• No film or class of film shall be distributed, exhibited or broadcast, either publicly or privately, unless the authority has examined it and issued a certificate of classification.
• It is illegal to distribute, exhibit or broadcast any film or class of film which has not been classified and approved by the authority.

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